Famine Stories Set in the 1950s and 1960s 五零，六零年代饥荒文

1. 1 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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   🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷1️⃣ An Hua transmigrates to a time of famine. She becomes the cannon fodder ex-wife of a powerful and influential male protagonist. Although born into wealth and beauty, this ex-wife has a unique perspective, stubbornly choosing her illiterate, peasant husband. Now, with her son by her side and her heart set on the army's advance, An Hua bravely and resolutely embarks on a journey of shared hardship with her husband! Full of heroic spirit, she fears no storm!

2. 2 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   I suspect the author lived through that era; the writing is so realistic and incredibly entertaining. This is his second book, packed with emotional scenes.

3. 3 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves
4. 4 废 A Useless Husband Suffers in Silence, Until the Mine Boss Protects Him 废夫无能苦难言，矿山老大护周全 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance984k WordsOngoing Unable to consummate their marriage, her new husband leaves his sweet, gentle bride Yu Xiaoman unwilling to endure any more abuse. By a twist of fate, she enters a long, drawn-out emotional tug-of-war with the aloof, ascetic boss of the mining town, embarking on one test of love, one act of persuasion, and one forced encounter after another. At the same time, she gradually realizes that bride-price money is the root cause trapping girls for life. She is determined to break free of the shackles i 8.4kReads8.8Score523Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigrating to 1958: An Escape Plan from the Deep Mountains 穿越1958：深山出逃计划 Genius Hoodlum天才混混Urban697k WordsCompleted [Hunting + Food + Comedy + Farming + Getting Rich + Development + One Heroine + Grounded in Reality] After a shipwreck, Lin Fugui, a young man from the modern era, is reborn in the mountains of Fujian Province in 1953, inhabiting a starving boy on the brink of death. But this body seems cursed: no matter how much he eats, the hunger never leaves him. For five years, it nearly drives him mad. Then one day, blood seeping from the ring finger on his left hand is absorbed by his skin, and a mysterio 2.5kReads8.8Score147Shelves

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   Of these few books, I've reread the second one, Li Laifu's, three times. It is a bit tedious, but it's really a comfortable read without any of the usual bloat and flaws.

6. 6 重 Back to 1961: I Use the Regret System to Protect My Family 重回61：我靠悔恨系统守护全家 The Moon Is No Longer Bright明月不再明Urban250k WordsCompleted In his previous life, the meek and honest Liu Jiajun lost far too much. In this life, he swears to overcome his weakness and protect everything he has. And those who hurt him... Your day of reckoning has come! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 重 Reborn in 1988: The Soviet Union Helps Me Become a Billionaire 重生88，苏联助我成首富 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Chen Weimin, a former international trader, is reborn just before the Soviet Union's collapse. How much for a secondhand GAZ military off-roader? Seventy electronic watches. What's a Soviet pure-wool military overcoat worth? One denim outfit gets you eight coats. How much for a 450-ton-capacity Minsk truck? Five million rubles. How much for five million tons of high-grade iron ore concentrate? Bring baijiu to trade. How much for the Gorky Automobile Plant? Sorry, I only want canned goods and bai 41.7kReads7.9Score4.3kShelves
8. 8 重 Back to 1959: The Breakdown System Rewrites My Life 重回1959：破防系统逆改人生 Snowfall in the Bamboo House竹楼听雪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas and animated comics with the same title are now available. Search for them on Fanqie, Hongguo Short Dramas, or Douyin!] In his previous life, after being struck by lightning, Liu Wenyu's family brought Li Xiaoqing home as a bride to bring him good luck. She ruined his life: after twenty years of a sham marriage, she ran off with her lover, taking two children who 19.1kReads7.9Score1.8kShelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrating to 1960: Long Tao’s Life in the Era 穿越1960，隆涛的年代生活 Reeking of Poverty散发着贫穷的气息Male-Channel Fanfiction595k WordsCompleted After the company he worked for went bankrupt, a wage slave made a living doing triathlons. To his surprise, he woke up one day transmigrated to 1960, as a flunking student who had just graduated from junior high. No System, but he has a pocket dimension. At first, he only wanted to live out this life in peace. Then one day, he heard a familiar name. So this place was... A feel-good power fantasy. Don’t complain if it’s not your thing. 4.7kReads8.5Score295Shelves
10. 10 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9.2kReads8.9Score943Shelves

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    Upon receiving a telegram from home, Huo Donglin learned that his wife had eloped with another man, taking their child with her. Before he could even grieve, a shout suddenly rang out from outside the large iron gate: "Lin Heidan, come out quickly! We've brought your wife to join us at the army camp!" Huo Donglin turned around to see his son, a spitting image of him, holding a megaphone, and his daughter unfurling a banner. In the very center stood his stunningly beautiful young wife, whom he hadn't seen in five years. From then on, Huo Donglin lived a life of chaos, constantly vying with his twins for his wife. The twins' catchphrases: "Mom is the prettiest! Mom's cooking is amazing! Mom will definitely get into university… My dad is almost not good enough for her!" Huo Donglin: !!!

11. 11 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 42.2kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves

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    With space at my fingertips, famine won't follow me.

12. 12 重 Reborn in 1975: The Fool's Unusual Life 重生1975，傻子的别样人生 The Two Fengs of Huayang华阳二冯Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Qingshan was reborn. In his previous life, production team leader Liu Fugui used him as a pawn, and someone pushed him off a cliff, where wolves devoured him. When he opened his eyes again, he was still the same easily bullied “dimwit” from 1975. But now, his eyes held nothing but frozen hatred. If everyone thought he was an idiot, then he'd play the fool to the bitter end! In the cornfield, he stood watch while Liu Fugui had an affair with Widow Chen, earning a stale steamed bun in retur 10.1kReads7.8Score824Shelves

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    Rebirth in a new era, multiple female leads, forced marriage, mountain raiding, revenge, and getting rich.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated Into a 1960s Novel: The Spoiled, Pretty Salted Fish Wins 穿书六零：极品俏咸鱼躺赢了 Fish, Shrimp, and Crab鱼虾蟹Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Transmigrating into a Book + Personal Space + Reborn + Contrast] [Content warning: The heroine is lazy and greedy, a total slacker and a nasty piece of work] A 21st-century wage slave, diligent and devoted to her job, spent her days eating, sleeping, and tightening screws. After ten years of hard work and frugal living, she finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. Before she could spend the money, she suddenly died at her workplace. What a raw deal! Fortunately, heav 1.8kReads6.6Score100Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist with an exceptionally good life; her entire family of four are all outstanding individuals. The original female protagonist, who is also her cousin, dotes on her. Although the family of four are cunning, lazy, greedy, and sly, they are fiercely protective of each other and will truly stand up for each other when needed. It's quite heartwarming and enjoyable.

14. 14 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying the spatial abilities and equipment from his previous life. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main plot, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, and reindeer. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the series!

15. 15 6 The 1960s: My Family Is on Its Way to Prosperity 60年代：我家奔小康了 Didi Fearless迪迪无畏Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a parallel timeline + period setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + helping the whole village prosper + serving the nation] Li Jinqiu opens his eyes and finds himself reborn at eighteen, in the famine-stricken 1960s. His System comes with a pocket dimension, and from then on, he begins an extraordinary life... Younger brother: “Third Brother, what are we having today?” Li Jinqiu: “Fish with pickled cabbage. It’ll make your teeth sing.” Younger sister: “Third Brother, I wan 14.3kReads8.2Score998Shelves

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    These two books are excellent, highly recommended! Those interested should check them out.

16. 16 带 Surviving a Famine with a Warehouse 带着仓库过荒年 Crazy Bones疯狂的骨头Urban828k WordsCompleted [No Face-Slapping] Life is unpredictable. Zhang Jie, a cook at a secret research base somewhere in the northwest, is murdered by his own comrades. The base then explodes, and Zhang Jie’s soul transmigrates to the 1960s, bringing everything from the base’s residential area with him. His home is bare, and he has a four-year-old little sister to care for! “What? I actually went back to the 1960s?” “The base’s warehouse came with me too?” “Let me have a cup of coffee to calm down.” “Little sis, here 18Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The first two books both feature people living in Nanluoguxiang, not courtyard houses. They're warm and peaceful, with similar plots, but the first one has a stronger "golden finger" (a character's overpowered ability to become a character's protagonist). The rest are set in the 1950s and 60s, with five being female-oriented and the rest male-oriented.

17. 17 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
18. 18 1 1942: Hunting My Way to a Comfortable Life 1942，我靠打猎丰衣足食 Everyone Step Aside, Let This Daoist Handle It都退后让贫道来Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A modern shut-in transmigrates to the famine-stricken year of 1942, when every household lacks food and clothing, and even cornmeal buns are scarce. Yet he makes a comfortable living by hunting, enjoying lavish meals of fish, meat, rice, and fluffy white steamed buns every day. The men think he can’t even farm and is completely useless! The women think he’s capable and knows just what to say! The children think he’s a wonderful person. He always tells them stories and gives them candy! Candy 3.3kReads6.2Score109Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: The Allure of the Family Tree 穿越五零：族谱的诱惑 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + sweet romance + academic ace + building the nation + past and present lives + everyday rural life + raising children + transmigrate into a book + cannon fodder + pocket dimension + joining the family register This story is an extremely slow burn, with a leisurely, sweet romance at its heart. A few things to know: 1. The heroine is a food-loving star traveler from three thousand years in the future. When she first arrives on Earth, she may be a little clueless. 2. The System i 2.2kReads8.9Score166Shelves
20. 20 胎 Born into the 1950s, I Helped My Scumbag Dad Divorce by Cutting Him Out of the Family 胎穿五零，渣爹要离婚我送他除族 The Big Raccoon from the Hawaiian Shirt Squad Who Loves Watching the Show花裤衩大队的吃瓜大狸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The short drama I Was Born in the 1950s, and I Helped My Mother Remarry is coming on April 15, 2025. Stay tuned! Yan Dan is a plant-based ability user in the apocalypse, where people have become experts on plants. She also has a decent-sized storage space for all kinds of supplies. She thought she could live at the base until the apocalypse ended, but then a zombie horde led by the Zombie King attacked it. And then... then she accidentally kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes, she had som 10.2kReads8.9Score966Shelves
21. 21 六 The Great Famine of the 1960s? I'll Feed My Whole Family Meat! 六零大饥荒？我带全家酷酷吃肉！ Chubby Who Loves Vegetables爱吃菜菜的小胖子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + period setting + no saintly heroine + unapologetically self-serving + space + violent, unhinged female lead + feel-good story + a thousand schemes + ruthless heart and ruthless hands] A menace? A slacker who cuts corners? Useless at everything? Eats everything in sight? Who could that be? Why, the heroine, Ji Anran, of course~ Her violent mother planted her hands on her hips and roared like a shrew: “You lazybones! You little brat! You, you, you…” The laziest of them all, Ji 9kReads6.6Score875Shelves
22. 22 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn at the Meat Processing Plant: The Director's Daughter Begs Me on Her Knees to Spare Her 重生肉联厂：厂长女儿跪求我放过 I Still Dare我还敢Urban965k WordsOngoing [Period novel]+ [The jianghu]+ [Handwritten, no AI]+ [No System]+ [An ordinary man’s rise] [Handwritten, no AI, with a steady update schedule] The day after Zhao An was reborn, he cornered the factory director’s daughter in the security office for stealing pork. “Either everyone at the factory finds out the director’s daughter is a thief, or... we settle this between ourselves.” Zhang Wenjing gritted her teeth, her face flushed, and locked the door. Tears pattered onto her sweater. “As long as y 99.7kReads8.1Score9kShelves

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    Both are aesthetically pleasing and reasonable. [Thinking]

24. 24 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 59.4kReads9.3Score5kShelves
25. 25 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s: I Became a Big Shot in Hong Kong 穿越五零，我在港岛当大佬 Cui Landai崔岚岱Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + gangs + battles of capital; the heroine is lustful but not promiscuous, the hero is a scheming, dark-hearted wolfdog] This novel is pure fiction. Please don’t relate it to real life or overthink it. Just sit back and enjoy. Qiao Luo transmigrates from the apocalypse to 1953. Before she can even celebrate, she finds out that her grandfather was a traitor, her father is a landlord, and her uncle fled overseas with the Nationalist Party. Not one person in her family is any 4.3kReads7.9Score337Shelves
26. 26 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
27. 27 重 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公！ I Still Dare我还敢Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11.1kReads9.1Score811Shelves
28. 28 我 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 15.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
29. 29 末 A Doomsday Powerhouse Thrives in the 1960s 末世大佬在六零活得风生水起 Fox Beneath the Green Mountain青山下的狐Modern Romance631k WordsCompleted [Spatial powers, strong female lead, face-slapping, raising children] A powerful dual-element user with space and ice abilities in the apocalypse, Xia Zhi is fighting the Zombie King when it blows itself up. Carrying the Zombie King’s wood ability, Xia Zhi transmigrates into the body of a pitiful girl who was just beaten to death by her own grandmother. Even in a new body, a powerhouse is still a powerhouse. At the very start of her transmigration, Xia Zhi beats up her grandmother, who favors bo 2.4kReads9.0Score186Shelves
30. 30 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
31. 31 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.6kReads8.9Score993Shelves

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    These are all high-quality works from the 1950s and 60s; there can't possibly be anyone who hasn't read them.

32. 32 五 1950s Military Marriage: I Kick My Scumbag Father to the Curb and Head to the City for a Secure Job 五零军婚，脚踹渣爹进城端铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period setting + both leads’ first relationship + heroine builds a career + everyday life + pocket dimension full of supplies + no saintly behavior or handouts + realistic heroine] I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please read the story. The career plot begins in Chapter 53. Romance in the early chapters; from the middle onward, the heroine focuses entirely on her career. This is a story about a powerful woman entering politics, with two strong leads and an even stronger heroine. An Ran was a r 45.6kReads8.6Score6kShelves

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    The first book is already finished; it's a political novel with a strong female lead and an even stronger male and female protagonist—highly recommended. The second book is by the same author and looks pretty good; I might check it out.

33. 33 重 Reborn in the Sixties: Using My Powers to Help the Nation Prosper 重生六零：带着异能学习强国 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yu An'an, a high-level superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, is reborn one day as a nobody mentioned in only a few lines of a book. First, her older cousin transmigrates. Then, her neighbor is reborn. Neither of them gives Yu An'an, the invisible nobody, a second thought. Yu An'an gets a perfect score on an exam. The transmigrator and the reborn woman say, “We can do that too.” Yu An'an is strong enough to take down a wild boar with one punch. The transmigrator and the reborn woman say, “What 4.4kReads8.1Score346Shelves
34. 34 人 A Ginseng Spirit Travels Back to 1957: I Sell My Ex-Husband for a Steady Job 人参精穿五七，卖了前夫换铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance226k WordsOngoing Era setting + spatial storage and supplies + everyday family life + medical skills + no saintly do-gooding or handouts + satisfying story + building a career + Northeastern forest region Ginseng spirit Yunduo stocked a whole room with supplies to get through winter, but her lair was attacked. With no other choice, she went down fighting alongside her assailants. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her. Her true spirit transmigrated with a Northeastern courtyard house stocked full of winter supplies 2.6kReads—Score240Shelves
35. 35 人 In the 1960s, I Took My Little Sister to the Countryside 人在六零，携妹下乡 Nostalgic Little Bai追忆小白Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Han Mingyu, from the twenty-first century, died... Liu Yuzhu, from the 1960s, died and came back to life... With a stepmother came a cruel father, and Liu Yuzhu’s life was a living hell... A hellish start, but thankfully, he has the transmigration essential: a golden finger, the Happy Farm System. 39.5kReads7.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Set in the 1950s or 60s, the story features a system, a spatial dimension, hunting, farming, and the protagonist helping his family survive a three-year famine. He also has a very young and adorable younger sister whom he dotes on.

36. 36 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction785k WordsOngoing A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score102Shelves

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    All five are good.

37. 37 开 I Transmigrated into a Funeral Hall from the Start, Then Took Down the Vile Ones Sent to the Countryside 开局穿越灵堂，手撕极品下乡 A Soft Spot for Period Novels偏爱年代文Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Yang Baiyi, a powerful survivor of the Apocalypse, dies alongside the Zombie King while leading his team on a mission to clear out zombies. When he wakes up again, he finds himself at a funeral hall, surrounded by relatives clamoring to divide up the estate his parents left behind. So you're trying to take everything from an orphan? I am the ruler of the Apocalypse, and I have always been ruthless. Why would I let you get away with this? He takes on his awful relatives, leaving them penniless, t 13kReads8.8Score950Shelves
38. 38 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score110Shelves
39. 39 六 The Sixties: I Feed My Brothers and Sisters Meat Every Day 六零：我带兄弟姐妹天天吃肉 A Little Jie Jie一枚小洁洁Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + 1960s + from the start + parents gone + everyday life + family matters + siblings + family bonds + spiritual spring space] Shu Tianci transmigrates to the 1960s. His parents are both dead, but he still has five siblings. His eldest brother, Shu Tianyou, became mentally impaired after an accident in childhood, so the whole family’s hopes rest on Shu Tianci. His second older sister, Shu Xianglian, was left with the reputation of bringing bad luck to husbands after her fiancé die 72.1kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
40. 40 1 1958: My Days as an Electrician 1958年，我当电工的那些日子 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction265k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1958, the year the country's power industry was developing at its fastest, he becomes an orphan in Nanluoguxiang. The whole courtyard is pressuring him to give up his house, so Xu Fu pulls out a huge cleaver. “Anyone who tries to force me out, I'll chop them to death!” What can he do when there's no food? He turns around and takes the electrician exam, joining the power bureau and being assigned to work at the steel mill. He travels far and wide to install wires and repai 4.3kReads8.1Score137Shelves
41. 41 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
42. 42 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6kReads6.6Score174Shelves
43. 43 六 The Sixties: I Hunt for Treasure and Stockpile a Fortune 六零年代：我寻宝囤积百亿物资 A Willow Branch一枝垂柳Urban1.8M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a treasure-hunting System from the start. Ding! Found naturally growing, pollution-free river snails! Ding! Found a wild sika deer! Ding! Found a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng root! Ding! Found a precious luminous pearl! … 6.8kReads7.4Score582Shelves
44. 44 1 Turning My Life Around in 1960, Starting with Putting Food on the Table 1960从解决温饱开始逆袭 Snowfall in the Bamboo House竹楼听雪Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After an unexpected rescue, the male lead transmigrates to the 1960s. In this unusual period of history, supplies are scarce and life is hard. However, thanks to the golden finger that comes with transmigrating, he never has to worry about food or clothing. Armed with a miraculous pocket dimension, he begins a journey to change his fate. He captures enemy spies, earns recognition for his achievements, and even has a distinguished gentleman personally choose a name for him! He presses on through 13.5kReads8.4Score914Shelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Own Son! 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted After Yi Xiaoyong dies, he unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He discovers that he is actually Yi Zhonghai's long-lost biological son. After his adoptive father passes away, he returns to the capital to reunite with his family. In the original story, Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age, so he manipulates He Yuzhu and helps the Jia family. This indirectly leads to He Yuzhu being tied down by Qin Huairu for the rest of his life and raising Banggen 5.6kReads6.2Score227Shelves
46. 46 闯 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东：林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 21.7kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    They endured hunger and cold, but they lived a beautiful life.

47. 47 我 I Brought a Supermarket Stocked with Supplies to the 1960s 我带着满装物资的超市穿到六零 Meng Jiang Herself孟姜本尊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming, a heroine who shines on her own and builds a career, no romance for the male lead, serving the country In this impoverished 1960s, her husband dies in service, leaving behind a son who has just turned one month old. Her mother-in-law is a fool who only wants to drain the family’s resources to support her own nephew. Her bullying brother-in-law only wants her compensation and her job. Luo Luo transmigrates with a supermarket full of supplies that can be copied without limit. Did she real 2.8kReads9.0Score298Shelves

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    These are all novels by 6050, it's been so long I've forgotten some of them, and I've even forgotten if any of them involve a famine. Just take a look anyway. [Understood][Understood][Smirk]

48. 48 得 With a Pocket Dimension, I Eat My Fill and Dress Warmly Through the Famine 得到空间的我在饥荒年代吃饱穿暖 Bending in the Wind风中折腰Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted in the classic style, a four-million-character epic, packed to the brim] Xiao Weiguo is reborn in the past after living as a corporate wage slave in the 21st century. In an era when you need ration coupons for everything, when nobody has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, watch as Xiao Weiguo makes a living with the space and his own one mu of land. While everyone else eats steamed corn buns, he has braised pork. While everyone else drinks watery porridge, he has Buddha Jumps Ov 74.5kReads8.3Score5.4kShelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in the 1940s with a Pocket Dimension in the Years of Famine 重生四零在饥荒年代有空间 Mu Zixi木子熙惜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Jiaohua lived a happy life until she was eight. As the only girl in the family, she was adored by everyone. Then famine struck, leaving her with nothing and no one. Later, she was fortunate enough to gain access to a pocket dimension. After decades of hard work, she became an entrepreneur, but eventually died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself fleeing famine. Thankfully, her family was still with her. Reborn into a new life, Shen Jiaohua swore to protect them all. 218Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    On the pitch-black road, Uncle Zhao Guang carried his luggage home. He had received a letter from his wife, guessing she was about to give birth, and had taken his annual leave from the army to return home. Arriving in the county town in the middle of the night, Uncle Zhao Guang's eyelids kept twitching, so he decided to walk back through the night to see his wife and child sooner. He saw the lights of his own yard in the distance. His eyelids twitched so badly that he quickened his pace. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard his second sister-in-law's sobbing voice. "Mother, Xiuhe is dying, please take her to the hospital to give birth." "Second sister-in-law, what are you saying? Third sister-in-law, she's already having her third child, why are you being so dramatic?" The harsh voice came from his eldest sister-in-law. "Eldest sister-in-law, go wake up the eldest son..." Old Man Zhao hadn't finished speaking when Uncle Zhao Guang, hearing that his wife was dying, kicked open the gate. With a "thud," the gate fell down, and everyone in the main room looked at Uncle Zhao Guang, who had returned home. Old Man Zhao and his wife were surprised, the eldest sister-in-law was guilty, the second sister-in-law was overjoyed, and the two sons were sobbing beside them. "Third son, you're back! Quickly take your wife to the hospital, she's been in labor for a day and still hasn't given birth!" The second sister-in-law hurriedly told Uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao rushed to his room and saw his wife lying unconscious on the kang (heated brick bed). He grabbed a quilt, rushed to the yard, found a wooden cart, and laid it out. The second sister-in-law came to help, saying, "I'll do it, you go and carry your third sister-in-law out." "Thank you, second sister-in-law," Uncle Zhao said.

50. 50 沧 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 Liu Piao留飘Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.8kReads8.9Score154Shelves

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